WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that the Georgia Community Action Association, Inc. (GCAA) has been awarded $1.2 million as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP). This federal funding will enable GCAA to expand its efforts to provide essential diaper supplies to families with low incomes, addressin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: COVINGTON, GA Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that Covington, located in Georgia's 4th Congressional District, has been awarded $150,000 in grant funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. Covington is one of 17 Georgia communities to benefit from this $2.6 million investment aimed at reducing energy  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: DECATUR, GA Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that Intown Community School, located in Georgia's 4th Congressional District on Lavista Road, has been named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. This prestigious honor, awarded to just 356 schools nationwide this year, recognizes institutions for their overall academic excellence or significant p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) recently joined 14 of his southeastern colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack about needed USDA actions to support farmers and rural communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. The letter requests Farm Service Agency (FSA) strike teams, the use of more accurate rainfall data, and disaster aid provided through block grant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kat Cammack led 14 of her colleagues in a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about needed USDA actions to support farmers and rural communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. The letter requests FSA strike teams, the use of more accurate rainfall data, and disaster aid provided through block grants. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region at the end of September and made   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), joined the entire Georgia Congressional Delegation and other Members of Congress from Southeastern states in a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging Congressional leadership to work with them and the Biden Administration to ensure disaster relief resources are made available to farmers and growers following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. "To prevent d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: See Senator Reverend Warnock's full statement on X HERE Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on the first anniversary of the horrific October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel: "One year ago today, the world watched in horror as we witnessed a devastating attack on defenseless Israelis by Hamas terrorists. The immense pain of that tragedy remains  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Akron, OH U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a resolution commemorating National Nonviolence Week, which occurs annually during the first full week of October, this year October 6-11. The resolution raises awareness of youth violence, the need to become a more peaceful society, and the important role that young people in Ohio and Georgia have played in Americ  more